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WHAT’S POPPING THIS MORNING 1: DHS DASHBOARD GETS DEADLINE – “A dashboard displaying real-time visual data on the cybersecurity status of federal computer systems will go live by January, a senior DHS official said, setting the first firm deadline for this element of a new $6 billion government-wide cybersecurity effort,” Pro Cyber’s David Perera reports in a scoop this morning. “The dashboard will enable DHS officials to make at-a-glance assessments of the cybersecurity posture of federal agencies, said John Streufert, DHS director of federal network resilience.” The full story: http://politico.pro/1fLcs1K

WHAT’S POPPING 2: TECHAMERICA TO COMPTIA – Tony Romm reports this morning that CompTIA is acquiring TechAmerica, the struggling Washington tech-and-defense trade association. CompTIA will keep its name and add a new tagline: "The ICT Industry Trade Association." CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux will retain his role and TechAmerica's corporate members "will roll over" to become CompTIA members, Thibodeaux said in an interview, as will portions of TechAmerica's existing staff. CompTIA also will retain its current board of directors, but it will add a member from TechAmerica's board. More on the end of TechAmerica: http://politico.pro/Ss1iEW

UPDATE: HOW DID PSEUDO-D.C. HANDLE CRISIS? – This weekend, 300 rising progressive national security leaders gathered to face the fallout of a simulated cybersecurity crisis and pass a policy response in a simulation held by Truman National Security Project, as we previewed Friday. So how did they do? “It’s rushed and hectic,” said one participant, pausing briefly as the game unfolded around him. “People are unprepared, they’re under-informed; at times [in the policy debate] they are just pushing their own priorities or trying to get into the press. It’s just like the real D.C.,” he deadpanned. Pro Cyber editor Shaun Waterman with more: http://politico.pro/1kBOEcG

HAPPY MONDAY and welcome to Morning Cybersecurity. After a very hilly but enjoyable race this weekend, this runner has confirmed that the best thing about races is still fueling and refueling (as in eating, -- lots of it). As always, send your tips, thoughts and feedback to tkopan@politico.com and follow @talkopan, @POLITICOPro and @MorningCybersec. Also, for tomorrow’s newsletter, Shaun Waterman will be in the driver’s seat, so make sure to include swaterman@politico.com.

WHAT WILL MICROSOFT DO NEXT TIME? – Microsoft will continue to face security questions about its discontinued support for Windows XP after last week’s Internet Explorer vulnerability (which it chose to patch for XP), ZDNet writes. The key stat: “XP still accounts for 26 percent of the PCs connecting to the internet, a number that is down a mere two percentage points from March, suggesting there was little in the way of last-minute switching away from XP before Microsoft finally pulled the plug on support ... So despite warnings from Microsoft — for years — that XP support would finally be ending, a quarter of PCs on the web are still running an antique and out of support operating system.” The story: http://zd.net/Q4CKzA

ON THE MOVE – Nick Combs has been named federal strategy officer for McAfee/Intel Security. Combs will work on outreach with both civilian and military government agencies of out Intel Security’s Reston, Va. office. Combs was previously the chief technology officer for the federal division at EMC Corporation and has also held senior positions at the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Media Exploitation Center.

TALKER: RIP ANTIVIRUS – Antivirus protection is “dead,” Symantec tells Wall Street Journal’s Danny Yadron. With virus-focused products only catching an estimated 45 percent of cyberattacks, the industry is shifting its focus from keeping bad guys out to minimizing the damage once they get in. The story: http://on.wsj.com/Q4KbqA